Huawei Honor 20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 20 Pro Manufactured in June, 2019, with display 6.26 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 190g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.26 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 412 ppi 385 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 89.2 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
494 nits
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)333 Hzn/a
Response time33 msn/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.6 mm (6.09 in) 161.3 mm (6.35 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
89.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 FE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Samsung Exynos 2400
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU Cores 360 768
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1095 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
955
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
2116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2503
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
7035
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9552116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25037035
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a18270
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
591363
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
1801002
CPU189613429356
GPU158736715844
Memory121205352083
UX121809303719
NanoReview Score5913631801002
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
2481
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2481n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
8855
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Writing score10875n/a
Web score7309n/a
Video editing5734n/a
Data manipulation7972n/a
NanoReview Score8855n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 13 GB 23.8 GB
UI Skin Magic 4.0 One UI 8.0

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:25 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
20:55
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Web Browsing08:17 hn/a
Video Playback12:21 hn/a
Games05:04 hn/a
Standby Mode103 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 117 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.8
Focal length28 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.57
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm75 mm
Sensor size1/4.41/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/3.11/3.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
117
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
97
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
111
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
104
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
126
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2120
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 20 Pro
84.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2019 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 649
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the clear winner in this comparison.

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